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Abita Purple Haze

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1742
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Flute, Shaker

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1118   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.56   EST. CALORIES: 142   ABV: 4.75%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Abita Purple Haze is a crisp, American style wheat beer with fresh raspberries added during secondary fermentation. Subtle coloration, fruity aroma and tartly sweet taste.


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
beertholomeus (113) - California, USA - JUN 18, 2013
Pours cloudy golden orange with white foamy head. Wheat, raspberry and grassy aromas. Raspberry, wheat and grassy flavors. Sweet and medium light body with crisp finish.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Westmeister (991) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - JUN 15, 2013
Draft at some dive joint. Served near frozen tundra temp. Clear amber with minimal head. Taste is like grape garbage, with sweet malts, a just ever so slightly tart berries. I had this long time ago and remember it being bad. My retaste confirms. No bueno all the way around.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Dr_Fellini (48) - Norfolk, Virginia, USA - JUN 14, 2013
Bottle to glass. Pours a hazy golden color with a lingering off-white head. Smells of wheat and light fruits, berry. Hints of hay? Flavor is strongly fruity, raspberry for sure, but mix of other berries and wheat. Body is light with a lingering fruity sweetness. Drinkable, but a bit too wine cooler-esque.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
snoworsummer (461) - baltimore, Maryland, USA - JUN 9, 2013
Draft. Pours medium golden brown. Mild smell of peach and sweet fruits. Taztes like apricots, mild hops, berries, sweet grain, somewhat flavorful, butkind of like seltzer. Medium carbonation. Light body. Fruity and short finish. Definitely not a standout.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
WozWx (69) - Lafayette, Indiana, USA - JUN 6, 2013
On tap at Disney... Smelled strongly (a good strong) of raspberries... Color was close to an amber. Starts off very tart and ends yeasty. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

1.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 4/20
Cbuk1013 (150) - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA - JUN 1, 2013
So named because Jimi Hendrix probably drank this beer. And then choked to death on the vomit that followed.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
ccex (826) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAY 23, 2013
12 oz bottle pours a hazy orange with lots of floating sediment, a small white head and no lacing. Aroma is artificial raspberries, grape soda and a bit of wheat. Taste is slightly sweet with a sour finish. Body is thin with lots of carbonation. Who ruined my beer by pouring old grape soda in it?

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
LiMuBai (97) - - MAY 22, 2013
A very thin, non-existent head. The aroma is fruity and sour. Heavy on the carbonation and it’s a bit overwhelming in the palate. The taste is fruity (raspberry) with a bit of sour finish. Okay, but nothing to write home about.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
sonnycheeba (1986) - Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland, USA - APR 25, 2013
Tap at Annapolis 5K Beer Run. Pours hazy amber with average, off-white head. Aroma and flavor are heavy mixed berries, mostly raspberry, caramel and cookie malts, light floral notes and faint vanilla; sweet from start to finish. Light/medium body and medium carbonation.

2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Darwenus (405) - Virginia, USA - APR 18, 2013
I didn’t enjoy this. It had a slightly sweet smell, but there was hardly any flavor at all. Watery. Too crisp. A bit of an artificial, jello-like sweetness was kinda floating around on the roof of the mouth, but mostly it was boring.


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